Flathead-powered hot rods continued to be popular throughout the 20th century. Even with the rise of the arguably superior small block Chevy and Ford 351 mills, hot rodders kept shoving flatheads ...

“The flathead ruled,” says automotive historian Ken Gross, who owns two hot rods motivated by venerable Ford V-8s. “I mean, ...

Contrary to popular belief, the Ford Flathead V8 was not the first engine ... but it exploded in popularity in the 1930s, with Hot Rod Magazine crediting it for inventing the concept of modifying ...

Those cars and engines launched the V8 power era and were early favorites for hot rods and racers ... now has one of every model of flathead V8 convertible Ford ever built—45 cars in all.